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Developing a falls prevention program for community-dwelling stroke survivors in Singapore: client and caregiver perspectives - Xu T, O'Loughlin K, Clemson L, Lannin NA, Dean C, Koh G.
PURPOSE: Drawing on the perspectives of stroke survivors, family members and domestic helpers, this study explores participants' experiences of self-perceived fall risk factors after stroke, common fall prevention strategies used, and challenges to communi...
Source: SafetyLit - December 28, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Therapists' perspectives on adapting the Stepping On falls prevention programme for community-dwelling stroke survivors in Singapore - Xu T, O'Loughlin K, Clemson L, Lannin NA, Koh G, Dean C.
This study investigates the perspectives of rehabilitation therapists on the implementation of fall prevention programmes with community-dwelling stroke survivors in the Singapore context, and elicits recommendations to adapt the Stepping On progr...
Source: SafetyLit - May 21, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Duke-NUS clinician scientist and his team bag two prestigious awards
(Duke-NUS Medical School) Professor David Matchar and his team from the Health Services and Systems Research (HSSR) Programme at Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, bagged two prestigious awards at the International Stroke Conference 2021, held virtually on 17-19 March, 2021.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - March 25, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

P73 Real-World Effectiveness and Safety of Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants (NOAC) in Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation (NVAF): A Retrospective Cohort Study in Singapore
This study aims to compare the real-world effectiveness and safety between NOAC and warfarin in NVAF patients and assess the potential long-term impact on the healthcare system in Singapore.
Source: Value in Health - June 26, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: W. Foo, T. Hui, S.K.B. Ong, K.H. Ng Tags: Real-World Evidence for Comparative Effectiveness, Safety and Adherence Evaluations Source Type: research